Bureacracy

Question 1

Type of system used when bureaucrats are appointed based on patronage

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Spoils system

Question 2

Act that was created so bureaucrats who tell the truth about the government cannot get fired for telling the truth

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Whistleblower Protection Act

Question 3

When an exec. Branch decision lies before Congress for about 60 Days prior to going into effect

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Legislative veto

Question 4

The Classic model of bureaucracy in which a clear hierarchy is visible and rules are established

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Weberian model

Question 5

This happens when the DoD and DHS do the same things

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Duplication

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When the CIA and the FBI have programs that work against each other

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Conflict

Question 7

The tendency of an agency to grow regardless of the cost or benefits to its programs

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Imperialism

Question 8

Cabinet level agencies are responsible to him

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President

Question 9

The only way agencies can spend any money is if the funds are authorized by this group

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Congress

Question 10

Similar to imperialism this model of bureaucracy involved the agency “selling its product” to expand their staff and budget

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Acquisitive

Question 11

Bureaucrats may sometimes successfully resist presidential initiatives because they cannot be removed for office for this reason alone

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Political reasons/their personal beliefs

Question 12

The biggest/most important way Congress oversees the bureaucracy

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Money

Question 13

One of the largest gov’t employers today/largest exec. Branch office of the 19th century

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Post office

Question 14

American bureaucracy uses this type of federalism

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Dual Federalism

Question 15

The cabinet started when this department was created to assist George Washington

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State Department

Question 16

Today’s bureaucracy is largely a result of these two events

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New Deal and WWII

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The official act that created the system of merit based appointments

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Pendleton Act

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The leader of dept of justice

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Attorney General

Question 19

IRS answers to this Cabinet department

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Department of treasury

Question 20

This cabinet department deals with worker issues like minimum wage

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Department of Labor

Question 21

Smallest cabinet department

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Department of education

Question 22

This cabinet department oversees the National Park Service

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Department of the Interior

Question 23

This Secretary is 4th in line of presidential succession

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Secretary of State

Question 24

Why’s it hard to fire a bureaucrat?

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Long process; lots of red tape

Question 25

This agency played a major role in getting acts like he Clean Air Act passed

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Agency that deals with US monetary policy by controlling interest rates

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The Fed

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This is what happens to an issue network after its goal has been achieved

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It dissolves

Question 28

Laws that require most bureaucratic matters to be made public

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Sunshine Laws

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Laws that expire unless Congress votes to extend them

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Sunset

Question 30

A bureaucrat who informs the public about waste in the government

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Whistle Blower

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Agencies like the Fed and SEC who have more independent and are responsible for protecting the public interest

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Independent Regulatory Agency

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An agency such as the CIA, that is directly responsible to the president but is not a cabinet department

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Independent Executive Agency

Question 33

The relationship between an agency, a congressional committee and an interest group

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Iron Triangle

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When an agency becomes part of the industry it's supposed to regulate

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Capture

Question 35

An organization made up of agency members, the media, think tanks and others in the government who help an agency deal with pressure from interest groups

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Issue Network

Question 36

When a bureaucrat can choose the course of action taken because there's no pre-existing law, he's using this type of authority

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Discretionary Authority

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AMTRAK and the USPS are examples of this part of the bureaucracy

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Government Corporations

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The main office that gives the test most competitive civil servants have to take

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Office of Personal Management

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Why bureaucracy so complex?

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Division of authority among the bureaucratic managers

Question 40

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created this group

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Office of Personnel Management

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Why many people didn't like the bureaucracy when it first started

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Spoils System (people weren't qualified)

Question 42

Secret Service was originally part of this department...

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Department of treasury

Question 43

How does Congress oversee bureaucracy

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Money Investigations Create/Destroy Agencies Senatorial Courtesy

Question 44

Reforming the bureaucracy by having corporations take over services such as jails and hospitals

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Privatization

Question 45

Cabinet that deals with healthcare reform

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Health and Human Services

Question 46

Cabinet department that handles nuclear materials

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Department of Energy

Question 47

During war the DoD controls this group; but during peacetime DHS oversees it

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Coast Guard

Question 48

The legal name given to the idea that the Senate has to confirm presidential appointments

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Senatorial Courtesy

Question 49

What the Constitution says about the bureaucracy

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Nothing!

Question 50

Legislation that creates a new agency and says exactly what types of policies they can create

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Enabling Legislation

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Office of Special Counsel was created by this Act

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Whistle Blower Protection Act

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This occurs when bureaucrats use discretionary authority to rule, angering many citizens

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Arbitrary Rule

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Sec'y of Energy

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Ernest Moniz

Question 54

Bureaucracy impacted by

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Downsizing, employee morale

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Problems of directional clarity in bureaucracy

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Political leaders sometimes don't know what they want/miscommunication

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Monopolistic model of Bureaucracy

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No competition=inefficient

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Administrative Agency and their function

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Agencies that perform a specific function and make laws more specific

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Largest branch of gov't

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Executive

Question 59

Difference between Cabinet Departments and Independent Executive Agencies

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Cabinet depts: line organization - directly accountable to pres. Independent Executive Agencies - report to pres. but not part of cabinet

Question 60

How does line organization affect the bureaucracy

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Congress must approve new or eliminated depts President fires/appoints officials - leads to plum jobs

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How might capture affect an Independent Regulatory Agency

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Higher prices, no competition, conflict of interest

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Biggest power of bureaucracy

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Discretionary authority

Question 63

Most bureaucrats are on this level

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Local

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How are government corporations different that a business corporation?

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Controlled by gov't Can't buy stocks Don't pay taxes ex: AMTRAK & USPS

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Civil Service Employees

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Take test given by OPM or get appointed by merit

Question 66

People appointed by President can only be fired by____

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The president

Question 67

Privatization was most successful on which level

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Local

Question 68

What event caused a decrease in public info due to national security

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9/11

Question 69

Under sunset laws existing programs have to be reviewed by ___ who also gives permission to them to be extended

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Congress

Question 70

How bureaucrats make policy

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Enabling legislation Makes laws more specific Controversial topics = public hearings

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All regulations published in the ____

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Federal Register

Question 72

3 parts of iron triangle

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Bureaucracy, congress, interest groups

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Police Patrol

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Bureaucracy is too big | - catch some problems but not most

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"Fire alarm" approach

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Uncovers major problems but too usually too late Ex: Katrina and FEMA

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Legislation that allows an agency to exist and stars exactly what types of policies they can have

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Enabling

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Department that creates highways and rules for them

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Department of Transportstions

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Dept. that promotes job creation, economic growth, sustainable development

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Department of commerce

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Controls phones, TV, radio Censorship Refused to investigate patriot act Emergency communications

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Federal Communications Commission

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Head of HUD, possible VP for Hilary

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Julian Castro

Question 80

Discover the unknown, aeronautics, human exploration, science, space technology

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NASA

Question 81

What does the SEC do

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Securities and exchange - look at nations stock - crime: SEC will fine you and make sure you cannot trade again

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Dept. that deals with national disaster protection cyber security, counter terrorism

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Homeland Security

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Dept formed after 9/11

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Homeland Security

Question 84

This agency buys and sells gov't securities and lowers inflation

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federal reserve board

Question 85

US mint, IRS, prosecution of tax evaders, supervision of banks fall under which dept?

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Dept of Treasury

Question 86

Investigative wing of dept of justice

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FBI

Question 87

Joint chiefs of staff are in what dept

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Department of defense

Question 88

Evaluates security risks with domestic, foreign and military issues Presidents main forum for for foreign policy w/ cabinet

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National Security Council

Question 89

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense and Education are all this level

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Cabinet